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Nigeria (AP) - A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives outside a major
church Sunday, killing three people and wounding 38 in a restive central
Nigerian city that has seen hundreds die in religious and ethnic violence. The
radical Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the...

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OKO ISLAND Nigeria (AP) - The prison, cut out of the dense jungle that engulfs this
island outside Lagos, never officially existed in records, though critics of
Nigeria's military rulers were locked up here decades ago in harsh conditions. Ita
Oko Island, accessible only by boat and helicopter...

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Nigeria (AP) - Raids and reprisal attacks have left 58 people dead in Christian
villages near a Nigerian city where authorities have struggled to contain
religious violence, officials said Sunday. Assailants launched
"sophisticated attacks" on several villages near Full
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The Nigerian government plans to demolish the Abuja slum of
Mpape. The government contends that this high crime area operates as a
base for the terrorist group Boko
Haram . In addition, the slum predominantly consists of shanties built
illegally. In other words, Mpape is both a public nuisance and...

Imagine
you are a young woman living in Nigeria. Living in poverty without an education
or vocational skills, your choices are limited.
How will you
survive?
If you're a
single mother, a popular option is to work as a prostitute. Don't expect child
support from your kid's biological...